• Automotive suppliers are providing cloud-based tools that leverage virtual hardware to reduce software development timelines and software update timelines.
• These tools are designed to make software-in-the-loop development more efficient and speed up this process.
• Automakers are adopting new processes, in part, due to pressure OEMs in China have put them under due to having vehicle development.

Overview: As automakers are under pressure to shorten vehicle development timelines, new types of cloud-based solutions promise they can accelerate automotive software development efforts. Solutions include virtual ECUs, virtual processors, hypervisors, and tools that integrate several layers of the software stack to enable software developers to more rapidly develop, test, and deploy software. Companies mentioned in this report include Amazon, Elektrobit, Google, Harman, Marelli, Microsoft, NXP, Panasonic, Qualcomm, QNX, Red Hat, Renesas, and Synopsys.